Wettest New Years Day: 4.43 inches in 1965 (Daily average precipitation 0.07 inches)

Snowiest New Years Day: 4.6 inches of snow in 1999 (daily average snow 0.2 inches)

Whitest New Years Day: 12 inches of snow on the ground in 2001

Frequency of Precipitation New Years Day: 38 of 121 years (31%) measured precipitation

Frequency of Snow on Ground: 39 out of 112 years (35%) 1 inch or more snow depth

Frequency of Cold & Mild New Years Day: 42 of 123 years (34%) low below 15F
38 of 123 years (31%) high 40F or warmer

Sunrise 7:23 AM Sunset 4:42 PM CST

New Year's Day is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar used in the Roman Empire since 45 BC. Romans originally dedicated New Year's Day to Janus, the god of gates, doors, and beginnings for whom the first month of the year January is named. Later, as a date in the Gregorian calendar of Christendom, New Year's Day liturgically marked the Feast of the Circumcision of Christ, and is still observed as such in the Anglican and Lutheran Church. In present day, with most countries now using the Gregorian calendar as their de facto calendar, New Year's Day is probably the world's most celebrated public holiday, often observed with fireworks at the stroke of midnight as the new year starts in each time zone. The Times Square Ball located on the roof of One Times Square in New York City, is a prominent part of a New Year's Eve celebration in Times Square colloquially known as the ball drop. The ball descends 141 feet in 60 seconds down a specially designed flagpole, beginning at 11:59 pm Eastern Time, and resting at midnight to signal the start of the new year.

Specific weather data follows. These were measured in downtown Peoria from 1883 to 1904,
Bradley University from 1905 to 1943, and at the Greater Peoria Airport since 1943.

Year

High Temp

Low Temp

Precip

Snow

Snow Depth

1883

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

1884

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

1885

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

1886

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

1887

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

1888

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

1889

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

1890

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

1891

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

1892

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

1893

29

25

N/A

N/A

N/A

1894

50

29

N/A

N/A

N/A

1895

29

14

0.00

0.0

N/A

1896

41

22

0.02

N/A

N/A

1897

63

55

0.30

0.0

N/A

1898

20

12

0.00

0.0

N/A

1899

25

2

0.00

0.0

N/A

1900

23

1

Trace

Trace

N/A

1901

16

1

0.00

0.0

N/A

1902

43

37

0.00

0.0

N/A

1903

47

22

0.00

0.0

N/A

1904

32

26

0.25

3.0

N/A

1905

55

41

0.00

0.0

0

1906

39

26

0.00

0.0

0

1907

35

29

0.00

0.0

0

1908

40

24

0.00

0.0

0

1909

26

15

Trace

Trace

Trace

1910

40

28

Trace

0.0

4

1911

42

31

0.19

0.2

0

1912

21

5

0.00

0.0

Trace

1913

50

28

0.00

0.0

0

1914

33

27

0.15

0.9

1

1915

37

17

Trace

Trace

4

1916

53

34

0.93

0.0

0

1917

40

25

Trace

0.0

0

1918

28

2

0.04

0.2

2

1919

31

4

0.02

0.1

3

1920

17

1

Trace

Trace

Trace

1921

48

33

0.06

0.0

0

1922

21

10

Trace

Trace

Trace

1923

38

20

0.00

0.0

0

1924

16

-4

0.00

0.0

Trace

1925

20

17

0.16

2.6

6

1926

44

23

0.00

0.0

0

1927

32

18

0.00

0.0

0

1928

3

-8

0.00

0.0

5

1929

33

5

0.25

2.6

4

1930

49

32

0.42

0.0

Trace

1931

35

6

0.00

0.0

0

1932

39

35

Trace

0.0

0

1933

35

16

0.00

0.0

0

1934

42

26

0.01

Trace

0

1935

22

2

0.00

0.0

2

1936

36

28

0.00

0.0

3

1937

39

26

0.00

0.0

0

1938

39

18

0.00

0.0

0

1939

49

24

0.00

0.0

0

1940

19

2

Trace

Trace

4

1941

50

42

0.97

0.0

0

1942

38

18

0.32

0.2

1

1943

36

33

0.05

0.0

0

1944

32

21

0.00

0.0

0

1945

13

-2

0.00

0.0

2

1946

17

1

0.00

0.0

Trace

1947

22

0

Trace

0.1

1

1948

33

28

1.07

2.1

2

1949

28

17

Trace

Trace

Trace

1950

48

44

Trace

0.0

0

1951

42

30

0.05

0.0

Trace

1952

33

14

0.00

0.0

Trace

1953

36

30

0.00

0.0

0

1954

49

30

0.00

0.0

Trace

1955

46

30

0.00

0.0

2

1956

46

24

Trace

0.0

0

1957

29

11

0.00

0.0

0

1958

13

0

0.01

0.1

4

1959

29

21

0.04

0.3

2

1960

35

26

0.00

0.0

Trace

1961

28

26

Trace

Trace

1

1962

25

1

Trace

Trace

4

1963

31

22

0.00

0.0

Trace

1964

31

-3

0.00

0.0

1

1965

51

35

4.43

0.0

0

1966

49

28

0.10

0.0

0

1967

32

18

0.00

0.0

2

1968

14

-14

Trace

Trace

2

1969

9

-7

0.00

0.0

1

1970

26

20

0.01

0.5

4

1971

37

30

0.00

0.0

0

1972

41

29

0.06

0.7

0

1973

28

16

0.00

0.0

0

1974

3

-11

0.00

0.0

3

1975

37

21

0.00

0.0

0

1976

34

28

0.08

0.0

Trace

1977

21

-1

0.00

0.0

0

1978

32

-2

0.05

0.3

2

1979

18

-6

0.19

1.8

8

1980

30

26

Trace

0.0

0

1981

33

25

0.03

0.4

Trace

1982

22

7

Trace

Trace

3

1983

41

26

0.00

0.0

0

1984

28

16

0.09

1.2

7

1985

34

8

0.21

0.4

Trace

1986

44

11

0.00

0.0

Trace

1987

33

25

0.18

1.7

0

1988

19

5

0.00

0.0

0

1989

27

23

Trace

Trace

2

1990

29

24

Trace

Trace

Trace

1991

28

12

0.00

0.0

1

1992

38

31

0.05

Trace

0

1993

20

4

0.00

0.0

0

1994

40

33

0.00

0.0

Trace

1995

26

13

Trace

Trace

Trace

1996

36

32

0.00

0.0

0

1997

48

32

Trace

0.0

0

1998

42

17

0.00

0.0

2

1999

18

-1

0.15

4.6

2

2000

53

28

Trace

0.0

0

2001

17

1

Trace

0.3

12

2002

24

6

0.00

0.0

0

2003

38

28

0.00

0.0

0

2004

51

30

Trace

0.0

0

2005

54

30

0.61

0.0

0

2006

53

29

0.00

0.0

0

2007

42

29

0.01

Trace

0

2008

20

3

0.02

0.4

3

2009

33

19

0.00

0.0

0

2010

11

0

Trace

Trace

5

2011

35

17

0.00

0.0

0

2012

45

29

0.06

0.0

0

2013

23

7

0.00

0.0

1

2014

24

15

0.15

1.7

Trace

2015

32

18

0.00

0.0

0

High Temperatures on New Years Day...Highs 0-9F.... 3 days (2.4%) Highs 10-19F... 13 days (11%)Highs 20-29F... 31 days (25%)Highs 30-39F... 38 days (31%)Highs 40-49F... 27 days (22%)Highs 50-59F... 10 days (8.1%)Highs 60-69F... 1 day (0.8%)